|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm|C|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F A7|
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... we were always friends,
F Cm D7
From our childhood days
Gm7 C
And we made our plans,
F Dm7 G F C
And we had to go our separate ways.
F7/9 Bb
I went on the road
E7 A
You pursued an education.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James...do you like your life,
F Cm D7
Can you find release,
Gm7 C
And will you ever change
F Dm7 G F C
Will you ever write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Are you still in school
E7 A
Living up to expectations...
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...
Abmaj7 Gm7
You were so relied upon
C9sus Bb F A
everybody knows how hard you tried
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...
Ab Gm7
just look at what a job you've done
C9sus C Asus4 A
Carrying the weight of family pride.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... you've been well behaved,
F Cm D7
You've been working so hard
Gm7 C
But will you always stay
F Dm7 G F C
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Someone else's dream of who you are.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not good for anybody...
James
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm7|C7|F A7|
|Dm7|F C|
F7/9 Bb
I went on the road
E7 A
You pursued an education...
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...
Abmaj7 Gm7
How you gonna know for sure
C9sus Bb F A
everything was so well organized.
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...
Ab Gm7
now everything is so secure,
C9sus C Asus4 A
and everybody else is satisfied.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... do you like your life,
F Cm D7
Can you find release
Gm7 C
And will you ever change,
F Dm7 G F C
When will you write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not good for anybody...
James...
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm|C7|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7| Gm7|C|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|F C|Bb/F F|
